Maritza Morales Casanova

Maritza Morales Casanova, a 2012 Young Laureate and environmentalist from the state of Yucatán, Mexico, is determined to raise awareness among young people, principally through developing Ceiba Pentandra, a major park dedicated to environmental education. When she was invited to participate in May 2015 Hawaii Volcanoes National...

Maritza Morales Casanova opened the doors of the Ceiba Pentandra environmental education theme park on 24 July 2013. She has been working hard ever since to fully realize her dream of a place in which children and adolescents can encounter the natural world and teach each other...

Maritza Morales Casanova, a Mexican environmentalist and 2012 Rolex Young Laureate, has been chosen by National Geographic as one of its 14 Emerging Explorers for 2014.
She will use her prize to consolidate Ceiba Pentandra, a 7,600 m2 environmental education park she has established in Merida,...